I’m not sure that I could have responded to the mob mentality as Jesus did. His divine restraint was super human as He could have said one kne word and an angel could have shut down the entire drama. But Jesus knew what He was to do, fulfilling all prophecy, demonstrating our Triune God’s love for creation and for us.
“As C. S. Lewis expressed it, Why is God landing in this enemy-occupied world in disguise and starting a sort of secret society to undermine the devil? Why is He not landing in force, invading it? Is it that He is not strong enough? Well, Christians think He is going to land in force; we do not know when. But we can guess why He is delaying: He wants to give us the chance of joining His side freely. . . . God will invade. But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly in our world quite realize what it will be like when He does. When that happens, it is the end of the world. When the author walks on to the stage the play is over.” - Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew
“The problem was not a lack of testimony. There were many who gave false testimony. The problem was a lack of agreement. The Law required the testimony of two witnesses who agreed. “For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree. Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ But even on this point their testimony did not agree” (Mark 14:56-59).” - Excerpt, Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Steve Langford
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